Eduardo Nunez hit by pitch, leaves game

Eduardo Nunez grimaces while helped to the dugout by Yankees manager Joe Girardi, left, and assistant trainer Mark Littlefield, after being hit by a pitch from Tigers starting pitcher Doug Fister.(AP)

New York Yankees shortstop Eduardo Nunez was removed from Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers after he was hit by a Doug Fister pitch with one out in the fourth inning. He was helped off the field in obvious pain, but precautionary X-rays were negative and Nunez is day to day with a bruised right bicep.

Nunez entered the game 4-for-10 on the young 2013 season with a double, run scored and a stolen base as the Yankees' everyday shortstop with Derek Jeter on the disabled list. He batted .311 (19-for-61) with two doubles, a triple and seven RBIs in Spring Training while tying Brett Gardner for the team lead in hits. He split time with the Yankees and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last season, hitting .272 with a homer and 11 RBIs in 38 games with the big club.